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Tramadol is a synthetic opioid analgesic! If your sister can't take narcotics she should not be given Tramadol. Tramadol is not suitable as a substitute in opiod-dependent patients. It will show up as an opioid on a urinalysis.

Actually, although it is a synthetic opiod product, it will not come out as a positive for opiates on a drug screen. I know this from personal experience. I've taken tramadol for a combined period of 3 years, off and on, mainly on, and had several drug screenings for various reasons over that course of treatment, and never once did tramadol show up on any of those tests as positive for opiates. Just an FYI.